Welcome Titans! Contact: Jessica.Miele@lcps.org Honors and Academic 9th Grade English Rm. 102 and 405
About Ms. Miele
What will we learn? Critical reading: ● Text evidence, analysis, universal literary themes ● Novels, plays, poetry, non-fiction, SSR Writing: ● analysis, research, argument, creative/reflective pieces ● Writer’s Workshop - process & feedback Oral Communication Grammar & Vocabulary
How will we get there? *Close reading, annotation, discussion & debate *Feedback, peer edits, projects *Practice, reflect, revise I will: Offer strategies/resources, conferences/feedback, encourage choice You will: HUSTLE ! Work hard and ask for help.
BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology) ● LCPS allows you to BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology) ● Instructional Purposes Only ● I will let you know if/when you may use your device, but most of the time devices will be “Out of sight; out of sound.”
Supplies: Composition Notebook ❏ One 2 inch 3-ring binder ❏ 1 – (100) pack of college-ruled binder paper with reinforcements ❏ Binder dividers ❏ One sturdy folder with 2 pockets ❏ 3 packs of square 3x3 Post-it notes for research and notetaking ❏ Pens (blue or black ink only) and pencils ❏ Colored highlighters ❏
Books Orders We will ANNOTATE (take notes on/in) our novels this year. If you would like your own copy, find a copy on Amazon or a book store. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck $8.00 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee $6.50 Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson $7.00
Poetry Out Loud ❖ Poetry Competition at class level, school level, & regionals ❖ Recitation or Original Poem ❖ Dates TBA
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